XADM: Error -1811 Running Edbutil or Eseutil With /T Option (184738)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5

This article was previously published under Q184738

SYMPTOMS

Edbutil /d /t fails with the following error:

Operation terminated with error -1811 ...

CAUSE

The /t option is specified incorrectly.

The following command line will fail with -1811:

Edbutil /d /ispriv /th:\

The following scenario will also fail with -1811:

Map Drive Letter to H:\ to <computername>\shared directory

Edbutil /d /ispriv /th:\shared\tempdfrg.edb

Because the H:\ drive is already mapped to the shared directory, the above command fails when it does not find a "sub-directory" called "shared" to put the Tempdfrg.edb file into.

WORKAROUND

The correct command line using Edbutil or Eseutil /d with the /t option is as follows:

Edbutil /d </ispriv /ispub or /ds> /t<drive letter>:\tempfilename

-or-

Eseutil /d </ispriv /ispub or /ds> /t<drive letter>:\tempfilename

Example:

   Edbutil /d /ispriv /th:\tempdfrg.edb

MORE INFORMATION

Error -1811 refers to JET_errFileNotFound 4294965485.

EDBUTIL should be used with Exchange Server versions 4.0 and 5.0.

ESEUTIL should be used with Exchange Server version 5.5.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	4/28/2005
Keywords:	kbprb KB184738